03

Apr

Italian minister says country’s ban on ChatGPT is excessive

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's deputy prime minister on Sunday criticised a decision by the government's Data Protection Authority to temporarily ban chatbot ChatGPT, saying the block over privacy concerns seemed…

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23

Sep

Meloni and Berlusconi take the stage as Italy’s right eyes victory

ROME(Reuters) - The leaders of Italy's right-wing alliance put on a show of unity on Thursday and promised a new era of stable government at a closing rally three days…

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18

Sep

‘It would be a joy to be Italy’s PM,’ League leader says

PONTIDA, Italy, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The rightist League aims to win the Italian premiership when the country holds an election next week, its leader Matteo Salvini told his party's annual rally…

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15

Sep

Italy’s Meloni clashes with ally Salvini over energy crisis

Salvini frustrated by Meloni's caution over energy bills ROME, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Long simmering tensions between Giorgia Meloni, tipped to become Italy's next prime minister after this month's election,…

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05

Sep

Italy’s Salvini says West should rethink sanctions for Russia

Western sanctions against Russia are not working and actually harm Italy, according to Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's far-right League party, suggesting allied countries should reconsider their approach. Speaking…

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31

Aug

Italy’s Salvini vows to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The leader of Italy’s far-right League party, Matteo Salvini, has promised to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv, if his coalition wins the upcoming…

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19

Aug

Concern in Italy over Russian interference in the upcoming election

Italian newspapers have issued front-page warnings of alleged Russian interference in the upcoming election on Friday. This comes as a response to comments from Russia’s former president urging Europeans to…

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29

Jul

Russia’s potential involvement on Draghi’s Italy’s government collapse emerge

After Mario Draghi’s coalition government collapsed, plunging Italy into fresh turmoil, an unsettling question is hanging in the air: was the Kremlin involved? Two incidents involving contact between right-wing party chiefs…

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13

Jul

UPDATED: Italy’s government on brink of collapse

ROME, July 13 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's broad coalition government faced the risk of collapse if the 5-Star Movement carried out its threat to pull out of the administration. Speaking at a news…

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13

Jun

Referendum flop for Italy’s Salvini; right eyes local gains

ROME, June 13 (Reuters) - Italian voters snubbed a weekend referendum on changes to the justice system, dealing a blow to Matteo Salvini, the leader of the rightist League party, who had championed the…

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13

Jan

UPDATED: Italy’s centre-right parties unanimously back Berlusconi’s presidential bid -Salvini

ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italy's centre-right bloc will support former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's bid to become the next president of the Republic, rightist League party leader Matteo Salvini…

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18

Dec

Italy’s Salvini says Draghi should remain PM, not be next president

Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini said that Prime Minister Mario Draghi should remain in his current role and not become head of state when the position comes free early next…

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01

Oct

Italy’s Salvini pressured by far-right as centre-left set to sweep mayors

Mayoral elections in Italy's largest cities on Sunday and Monday are expected to illustrate Matteo Salvini's weakening grip of the right and see centre-left wins in the most high-profile contests.…

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27

Sep

Italian far-right leader Salvini’s media guru quits amid drug inquiry

The social media guru for Italy's Matteo Salvini said on Monday he had quit his post, key to building the far-right leader's popularity, following media reports that he was under…

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05

Sep

Banca Monte dei Paschi is a ‘huge problem’, Italy’s League says

CERNOBBIO, Italy Sept 5 (Reuters) - Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi is a "huge problem", the head of the right-wing League party said on Sunday, voicing concerns over a potential…

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15

May

Italy’s Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League’s Salvini

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will not be able to enact key reforms demanded by the European Union because his unity government is too divided over the issues, rightist leader…

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14

May

UPDATED: Italy judge rules Salvini should not stand trial in migrant ship case

Matteo Salvini, the head of Italy'sright-wing League party, should not stand trial over allegations he kidnapped a group of migrants by refusing tolet them disembark from a ship, a judge…

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10

May

Italy’s Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger

ROME, May 10 (Reuters) - League leader Matteo Salvini is in danger of losing his crown as the undisputed head of Italy's centre-right bloc, a prospect that could destabilise or…

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10

Apr

Italian prosecutor says Salvini should not be tried in Gregoretti migrant case

ROME (Reuters) - A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered…

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10

Apr

Preliminary hearing for Salvini in case of kidnapping on migrants ship docking delays

Italy's League Party leader and former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) sits inside the bunker hall room of the Bicocca prison during a preliminary hearing on the Gregoretti case,…

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21

Mar

Italian prosecutor seeks trial for Salvini on migrant kidnapping charges

An Italian prosecutor formally called on Saturday for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to be tried for kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in…

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06

Feb

Salvini says no vetoes after meeting with Draghi

ROME, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italy's League leader Matteo Salvini said the right-wing party would decide next week whether to back a government led by Mario Draghi but common ground…

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03

Oct

Salvini in court

Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini went to court on Saturday to try to persuade a judge not to charge him with illegally detaining migrants at sea - a crime that…

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31

Jul

Italy’s Salvini to face new trial over migrant ship blockade

Italy's Senate has voted to allow the prosecution of ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini for blocking a migrant ship off Italy's coast last August. More than 100 migrants were stuck on…

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26

Apr

Italy’s Lega Nord biggest political casualty of Covid-19 pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has left Italy's north a disaster zone and raised awkward questions for far-right opposition leader Matteo Salvini's League party, which has dominated the region's politics for years.…

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12

Feb

Salvini to go on trial – Italian Senate vote to lift his immunity

The Senate on Wednesday voted to allow prosecutors to proceed against League leader Matteo Salvini for allegedly illegally detaining a group of migrants when he was interior minister in a…

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27

Jan

Salvini fails in bid to seize left’s northern stronghold

Italy’s right-wing leader Matteo Salvini failed in his effort to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought huge relief…

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26

Jan

Salvini targets leftist region in key Sunday vote

Italy's right-wing populist leader Matteo Salvini is trying to trigger a political earthquake this Sunday. With the support of veteran Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi, Salvini is supporting League party candidate…

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21

Jan

Thousands of Italians fast in support for Salvini

Some 5,000 Italians on Tuesday fasted in support of League leader Matteo Salvini after a Senate panel voted to send him to trial for allegedly kidnapping some 100 migrants on…

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20

Jan

Senate votes for Salvini to face trial in migrant ‘kidnapping’ case

In Italy, a Senate panel voted to lift former interior minister Matteo Salvini's parliamentary immunity to face trial in the alleged kidnapping of some 100 migrants aboard a coast guard…

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31

Dec

Salvini planning comeback and alliance with Trump and Johnson

Matteo Salvini is planning his comeback, and wants to form an alliance with Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and the leaders of Israel and Brazil. The leader of the far-right League…

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17

Dec

Salvini drops calls for government’s resignation

Italy's League Party Matteo Salvini, has  dropped his calls for the government to resign and is instead proposing that all the main parties work together to solve the country's most…

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12

Dec

Salvini investigated for use of police aircraft

The former Italian deputy prime minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is under investigation for abuse of office by the Rome prosecutor. The accusation refers to 35 State flights already…

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07

Dec

Matteo Salvini’s  love affair with Nutella ends abruptly

Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini has for years posted social media pictures of himself enjoying the Nutella spread to brandish his patriotism and show his devotion to an iconic Italian…

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06

Dec

‘Italexit’ returns as League official renews euro exit campaign

Matteo Salvini’s far-right League is bringing back its flagship campaign to exit the euro. The Eurosceptic party’s top economic adviser, Claudio Borghi, who also chairs the budget committee in the…

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22

Nov

Salvini-Alan Kurdi migrant-ship case shelved

The Italian courts, upholding a request by the Rome prosecutor's office, on Friday shelved an probe in which former interior minister Matteo Salvini had been under investigation for abuse of…

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28

Oct

Salvini wins landslide victory in Italian regional election

After half a century of left-wing rule, the central Italian region of Umbria voted for a regional government spearheaded by Matteo Salvini's far-right League. Donatella Tesei of the League, backed by…

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04

Oct

Salvini leads protest against Rome Mayor Raggi

Lega party leader Matteo Salvini leads a protest against Rome mayor Virginia Raggi at Campidoglio in Rome, Italy. Right-wing party Lega organised a sit-in to protest against Rome Mayor Raggi…

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07

Sep

Roger Waters expresses relief that ‘Salvini is gone’ and brand Boris Johnson as a dangerous sociopath

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters brought his "US + THEM" concert movie to the Venice Film Festival on Friday, transporting audiences to one of his live performances. The movie shows…

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06

Sep

Salvini investigated for defaming Sea-Watch captain Rackete

Former interior minister and anti-migrant League party leader Matteo Salvini was placed under investigation Thursday on suspicion of defaming Carla Rackete, the German skipper of the migrant rescue NGO ship…

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29

Aug

Salvini sidelined…for now

Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic party (PD) have agreed to try to form a new government in a move that could avert snap elections and…

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29

Aug

Conte to be given a mandate to form government

Following days of often tense and difficult talks, the leaders of 5-Star and the PD told Italy's president that the new government should once again be led by the outgoing…

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28

Aug

Salvini closes Italy’s ports to German refugee rescue ship

Interior Minister Matteo Salvini banned a German humanitarian ship carrying migrants rescued off Libya from entering Italian territorial waters. The boat took aboard 100 people from a rubber lifeboat sinking…

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21

Aug

Talks to start today to seek way out of Italian government crisis

Italian President Sergio Mattarella begins two days of talks with parties on Wednesday to seek a way out of a political crisis that will lead to formation of the country’s…

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20

Aug

Conte’s government comes to an end

Matteo Salvini was "irresponsible and opportunist" and showed a "grave lack of constitutional culture" in triggering a government crisis solely to cash in on surging poll numbers, Premier Giuseppe Conte…

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20

Aug

Gere says Salvini is ‘Baby Trump’

Richard Gere has a nickname for Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini: "Baby Trump." The American actor told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump and…

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19

Aug

M5S says Salvini no longer a credible partner

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said on Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of…

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15

Aug

Caro Matteo ti scrivo…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has written a letter to Matteo Salvini stressing the importance of his responsibility as a Minister contrary a populist leader undermining the role of the…

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14

Aug

Italy marks anniversary of Genoa bridge disaster

Italy on Wednesday marked a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people. The ceremony is taking place close to the spot where a section of the…

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14

Aug

Italian Senate votes down League’s motion for no confidence motion in PM Giuseppe Conte

The Senate on Tuesday voted down a League motion for its no confidence motion in Premier Giuseppe Conte to be voted on Wednesday, with the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the…

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12

Aug

Crucial days ahead for the future of Italy’s government

Italy’s political leaders will meet in Rome today to discuss a date for a no-confidence vote in the government. The right-wing Northern League governs the country in a coalition with…

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11

Aug

Photo Story: Matteo Salvini on summer campaign on Italian beaches

Italian Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini canoes after his speech in Policoro, Potenza, Italy, during his beaches tour, on 10 August 2019. There were moments of tensions as some people…

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11

Aug

Leaving euro not an option – Salvini

The leader of Italy’s League Matteo Salvini, said on Saturday leaving the euro was not an option on the table. La Repubblica daily said on Saturday that Salvini was preparing…

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11

Aug

Richard Gere and Matteo Salvini clash over migrants

Hollywood star Richard Gere has called upon the Italian government to assist migrants who have been stranded on a Spanish charity boat in the Mediterranean for more than a week.…

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10

Aug

World News in Cartoons : Snap Elections in Italy, a fatal blow?

The political situation in Italy has precipitated into crisis mode. The heads of political groups will meet on Monday to set a date for the vote, the upper house press…

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09

Aug

Salvini presents no-confidence motion against Conte

The League presented a motion of no confidence in Premier Giuseppe Conte in the Senate on Friday after the party's leader, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, said Thursday…

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09

Aug

Bond spread soars and Milan Stock Exchange plunges amid Italian government crisis

The spread between Italy's 10-year BTP bond and the German Bund leaped up to 239 basis points on Friday after League leader and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said he was…

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